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VOLVO S60
VOLVO OWNER'S MANUAL S60
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Welcome to the worldwide family of Volvo owners. We hope  that you will enjoy many years of safe driving in your
Volvo, an  automobile designed with your safety and  comfort in mind. To help ensure your satisfaction with this
vehicle, we encourage you to familiarize yourself with the equipment descriptions, operating instructions and
maintenance requirements/recommendations in this  manual.  We also urge you and  your passengers to wear  seat belts
at all times in this  (or any  other) automobile. And, of course, please do not operate  a  vehicle if you may be  affected by
alcohol,  medication  or any  impairment that could hinder your ability to drive.
Your Volvo is designed to meet  all applicable safety and  emission standards, as evidenced by the certification labels
attached to the driver's door opening and  on the left wheel housing in the engine compartment.
For further information please contact your retailer, or:
In  the USA : Volvo Cars of North America,  LLC
Customer Care Center
P.O. Box 914 Rockleigh, New Jersey 07647-0914
1-800-458-1552
www.volvocars.us
In  Canada : Volvo Cars of Canada Corp.
National  Customer Service
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use your programmed presets to make radio use quicker and  simpler.
 Never  use portable computers or personal digital assistants while the vehicle is moving.
A driver has a  responsibility  to do everything possible to ensure his or her own safety and  the safety of passengers in
the vehicle and  others  sharing  the roadway.  Avoiding distractions is part of that responsibility.
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Contents
Safety
Instruments and controls
Climate control
Interior
Locks and alarm
Starting and driving
Wheels and tires
Vehicle care
Maintenance and service
Specifications
Audio
Index
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Seat belt use during pregnancy
The seat belt should always be  worn during pregnancy. But  it is crucial that it be  worn in the correct way. The diagonal
section should wrap over the shoulder  then be  routed between the breasts and  to the side of the belly. The lap section
should lay flat over the thighs  and  as low as possible under the belly. It must  never be  allowed to ride upward. Remove
all slack from  the belt and  insure  that it fits close to the body without any  twists.
As a  pregnancy progresses, pregnant drivers should adjust their seats  and  steering wheel such that they can easily
maintain control of the vehicle as they drive (which means they must  be  able to easily operate  the foot pedals and
steering wheel). Within this  context,  they should strive to position the seat with as large a  distance as possible between
their belly and  the steering wheel.
Child seats
Please refer  to page 31
 for information on securing child seats  with the seat belts.
Seat belt maintenance
Check periodically that the seat belts are in good condition. Use water and  a  mild detergent for cleaning. Check seat
belt mechanism function as follows: attach the seat belt and  pull rapidly on the strap.
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Seat belts
WARNING!
 Never  use a  seat belt for more than one  occupant.
 Never  wear  the shoulder  portion of the belt under the arm, behind the back or otherwise out of position. Such use
could cause injury in the event of an  accident.
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Automatic transmission:
Before attempting to tow the vehicle, use the following procedure to override the shiftlock system to move the gear
selector to the neutral position:
 Switch off the ignition for at least 10 minutes and  disconnect the battery.
 Wait  at least one  minute.
 Insert the key  in the ignition and  turn it to position II.
 Press firmly on the brake pedal.
 Move the gear selector from  (P)ark to the (N)eutral position.
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Front airbags
The front airbag system
The front  airbags supplement the three-point seat belts. For these airbags to provide the protection intended,  seat belts
must  be  worn at all times.
The front  airbag system includes gas generators and  the airbags. A deceleration  sensor activates the gas generators,
causing the airbags to be  inflated with nitrogen gas.
As the movement of the seats' occupants compresses the airbags, some of the gas is expelled at a  controlled rate to
provide better cushioning. Both  seat belt tensioners also deploy, minimizing seat belt slack. The entire process,
including inflation and  deflation of the airbags, takes approximately one  fifth of a  second.
The location of the front  airbags is indicated by "SRS AIRBAG" embossed  on the steering wheel pad  and  above the
glove compartment, and  by decals on both sun visors and  on the front  and  far right side of the dash.
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 The driver's side front  airbag is folded and  located in the steering wheel hub.
 The passenger's  side front  airbag is folded behind a  panel located above the glove compartment.
WARNING!
 The airbags in the vehicle are designed to be  a  SUPPLEMENT  to-not a  replacement  for-the three-point seat belts.
For maximum protection, wear  seat belts at all times. Be aware  that no system can prevent all possible injuries that
may occur in an  accident.
 Never  drive a  vehicle with a  steering wheel-mounted airbag with your hands on the steering wheel pad/airbag
housing.
 The front  airbags are designed to help prevent serious injury. Deployment  occurs very quickly and  with
considerable force. During normal deployment and  depending on variables such as seating position, one  may
experience abrasions, bruises, swellings, or other injuries as a  result from  deployment of one  or both of the airbags.
 When installing any  accessory  equipment, make sure that the front  airbag system is not damaged. Any
interference in the system could cause malfunction.
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Front airbags
Front  airbag deployment
 The front  airbags are designed to deploy during certain frontal or front -angular collisions, impacts, or decelerations,
depending on the crash severity, angle, speed and  object  impacted. The airbags may also deploy in certain non-frontal
collisions where  rapid deceleration  occurs.
 The SRS sensors,  which  trigger the front  airbags, are designed to react  to both the impact of the collision  and  the
inertial forces  generated  by it, and  to determine if the intensity  of the collision  is sufficient for the seat belt tensioners
and/or airbags to be  deployed.
However, not all frontal collisions activate the front  airbags.
 If the collision  involves a  nonrigid object  (e.g., a  snow drift or bush), or a  rigid, fixed object  at a  low speed, the
front  airbags will not necessarily  deploy.
 Front airbags do not normally deploy in a  side impact collision,  in a  collision  from  the rear or in a  rollover situation.
 The amount of damage to the bodywork does not reliably indicate if the airbags should have deployed or not.
NOTE:
 Deployment  of front  airbags occurs only one  time during an  accident. In a  collision  where  deployment occurs, the
airbags and  seat belt tensioners activate. Some noise occurs and  a  small amount of powder is released. The release of
the powder may appear as smoke-like matter. This is a  normal characteristic and  does not indicate fire.
 Volvo's  dual-threshold, dual-stage front  airbags use special sensors  that are integrated with the front  seat buckles.
The point at which  the airbag deploys is determined by whether or not the seat belt is being used, as well as the
severity of the collision.
 Collisions can occur where  only one  of the airbags deploys. If the impact is less severe, but severe enough  to
present a  clear  injury risk, the dual-stage airbags are triggered at 70% of their total capacity. If the impact is more
severe, the dual-stage airbags are triggered at full capacity. Should you have questions about any  component  in the
SRS system, please contact a  trained and  qualified Volvo service technician or Volvo Customer Support:
In  the USA :
Volvo Cars of North America,  LLC
Customer Care Center
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Front airbags
WARNING!
 Children must  never be  allowed in the front  passenger's  seat. Volvo recommends that ALL  occupants (adults and
children) shorter than 4 feet 7 inches (140 cm) be  seated in the back seat of any  vehicle with a  passenger -side front
airbag. See  page 30
 for guidelines.
 Occupants in the front  passenger's  seat must  never sit  on the edge of the seat, sit  leaning  toward the instrument
panel or otherwise sit  out of position.
 The occupant's back must  be  as upright as comfort allows and  be  against the seat back with the seat belt properly
fastened.
 Feet must  be  on the floor,  e.g.,  not on the dash, seat or out of the window.
WARNING!
 No objects or accessory  equipment, e.g.  dashboard covers, may be  placed on, attached to, or installed near the air
bag  hatch (the area above the glove compartment) or the area affected by airbag deployment (see the illustration on
page 16
).
 There should be  no loose articles, e.g.  coffee cups, on the floor,  seat, or dashboard area.
 Never  try to open  the airbag cover on the steering wheel or the passenger's  side dashboard. This should only be
done  by a  trained and  qualified Volvo service technician.
Failure to follow these instructions can result  in injury to the vehicle  occupants.
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Occupant Weight Sensor (OWS)
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Instruments and controls
pg. 41 Instruments and controls
Instrument overview 42
Instrument panel44
Indicator and  warning symbols45
Switches in the center  console50
Steering wheel adjustment52
Lighting  panel53
Left-side steering wheel lever55
Right-side steering wheel lever56
Hazard  warning flashers, rear window/sideview mirror defroster58
Trip computer59
Cruise control60
Parking brake, auxiliary socket/cigarette lighter62
Power windows63
Rearview mirror/sideview mirrors65
Power moonroof  (option)68
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Instrument overview
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pg. 43 Instruments and controls
Instrument overview
1. Front fog lights54
2. Headlights/Parking lights/switch for unlocking fuel filler  door54
3. Rear fog light54
4. Turn  signals/High/low beams53
5. Cruise control60
6. Horn7
7. Instrument panel44
8. Audio controls in steering wheel218
9. Windshield wipers56
10. Parking brake (hand brake)62
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